WALL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) today announced the appointment of Mark G.
Kahrer of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey as vice president of regulatory
affairs effective May 8, 2017. In this role, Mr. Kahrer will oversee
NJNG’s regulatory strategy.

“Mark Kahrer has been a leader in the utility industry for more than
three decades, and we are pleased to have him join our team,” said
Laurence M. Downes, chairman and CEO of New Jersey Resources. “Under his
leadership, I am confident we will continue to work productively with
our regulators to meet our customers’ expectations for safe and reliable
service.”

Before joining NJNG, Mr. Kahrer spent 34 years with Public Service
Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), most recently serving as senior
director – business performance and improvement. In this role, he led
the areas of performance management, lean sigma six, operations
assurance and compliance and quantitative analytics for PSE&G and PSE&G
Long Island. He also served as a member of PSE&G’s rate case team. Prior
to that he held the positions of vice president of finance for PSE&G and
PSE&G Power, assistant treasurer, director of corporate accounting,
director of financial risk management, manager of corporate strategic
planning and manager of federal affairs.

Mr. Kahrer received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from
Saint Peter’s College and a Master of Business Administration degree in
finance from Seton Hall University. He is a member of the New Jersey
Utilities Association and a member of the executive committee of the
Board of Trustees of Saint Peter’s University.

About New Jersey Resources

New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR) is a Fortune 1000 company that,
through its subsidiaries, provides safe and reliable natural gas and
clean energy services, including transportation, distribution, asset
management and home services. NJR is composed of five primary businesses:

New Jersey Natural Gas, NJR’s principal subsidiary, operates
and maintains over 7,300 miles of natural gas transportation and
distribution infrastructure to serve over half a million customers in
New Jersey’s Monmouth, Ocean and parts of Morris, Middlesex and
Burlington counties.

NJR Energy Services manages a diversified portfolio of natural
gas transportation and storage assets and provides physical natural
gas services and customized energy solutions to its customers across
North America.

NJR Midstream serves customers from local distributors and
producers to electric generators and wholesale marketers through its
50 percent equity ownership in the Steckman Ridge natural gas storage
facility and its stake in Dominion Midstream Partners, L.P., as well
as its 20 percent equity interest in the PennEast Pipeline Project.

NJR Home Services provides service contracts as well as
heating, central air conditioning, water heaters, standby generators,
solar and other indoor and outdoor comfort products to residential
homes throughout New Jersey.

NJR and its more than 1,000 employees are committed to helping customers
save energy and money by promoting conservation and encouraging
efficiency through Conserve to Preserve® and initiatives such
as The SAVEGREEN Project® and The Sunlight Advantage®.

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